exhibits

I had a great time at the openings of both the Groton Library and New Art Center exhibits the other week. The Groton show is up for one more week and the New Art show will be around for another week or so. If you can't make either show, here are a few pics for ya -

The Groton Library Exhibit

The New Art Center

Tim Basil Ering Superstar!

The Boston Globe wrote up a nice little article about the New Art Show here.

7 Impossible Things Before Breakfast

My new friends over at the 7 Impossible Things Before Breakfast blog just gave an incredible (and thoroughly linkable) interview with me and wrote a glowing write up on me and my work. It is.... here.

A big THANKS to Jules and Eisha for taking the time out to not only write the article, but to give so much props to my books in the first place.

I appropriately read the article/interview while eating breakfast. Or would it have been more appropriate to wait to eat afterward? 7 Impossible Things While Eating Breakfast?

In case you were curious - it was Cheerios and orange juice.....

Thank You, Wisconsin!!! - for real!

I have just received word that I have been honored with the state of Wisconsin's "Golden Archer Award"! Receiving a state award is an incredible feeling, because the awards are voted on by the students themselves. And in the case of The Golden Archer Award, the students also nominate the books in the first place! This year, Punk Farm took the top prize in the primary division.

To all of the teachers and librarians in Wisconsin, everyone on the Golden Archer committee and especially to all of the kids who voted for Punk Farm, a hearty and rocking "THANK YOU, WISCONSIN!!!!!"

Groton Public Library Art Gallery exhibit

I have 19 pieces in this show. More info on this show can be found here - http://www.gpl.org/doit/gallery.htm

New Art Center Show

It's sure to be a great show! I can't wait to see all of the other illustrators' work in person. Look for more info at www.newartcenter.org

got fan mail?

Hello readers! I often get inquiries from schools if they can write letters. While I get some mail through my publisher's and agent's addresses, I wanted to announce that you can send cool letters or pictures to my brand new PO Box. You can send letters to:

Jarrett J. Krosoczka
PO Box 60155
Florence, MA 01062

I will do my best to write back to classrooms when I can. A Self-Addressed-Stamped-Envelope would help a lot, too.

I have so many great pictures and letters from previous years and once I get a little more settled with my big move, I will be posting some here. Who knows! Maybe someday you'll see your drawing!

Super Mario Bros - live!

OK, so I'm on a bit of a kick these days with these live versions of video games.... The idea is inspired, I just wish the filming had been of better quality. Still really cool, though-

Human Space Invaders

Here's another live action take on a classic arcade game-

Huntsville, Alabama's Great Big Book Bash

G & I had a great weekend last weekend down in Huntsville, Alabama at their Great Big Book Bash! It was a trip to have a whole weekend dedicated to my books. A big thank you to Stephenie Walker and everyone at the library for organizing such great events! More thank yous go out to all of the volunteers, teachers and readers who came out to support me at the GBBB!

Check out some photos of the weekend at my Flickr.com page -flickr.com/photos/studiojjk

Here are some stand out photos. There were many amazing Bagheads on display, but I was really taken by the Robot Baghead! I've never seen a robot Baghead before...



Here's another first - I've never had cheerleaders warm up the crowd for me before! Something to think about for all you authors out there who do a lot of speaking...

Punk Farm on Tour - Cover!

The Punk Farm on Tour cover has debuted on the Random House Kids' web site.

http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780375833434


It's due out on October 9th, but you can pre-order it on Amazon now!

Baby Shower Cake

Wow, the PF love is just coming in today. The same readers from Chicago who sent pics of the baby room, also sent pics of the cake from their baby shower.

I want a cake like this!

a Punk Farm themed kid's room!

This just came in through Punk Farm's MySpace page.....

Some very creative parents in Chicago painted their baby's room with a Punk Farm theme!
I'm completely blown away. This is a huge honor!

UPCOMING EXHIBITS!

If you live near Newton, MA or Groton, MA, my original art will be coming to a gallery near you! I have two exhibits coming up.

One is at the Groton Public Library Gallery. I will be giving a gallery talk there on March 22 @ 7 PM. There will be work from Good Night, Monkey Boy; Bubble Bath Pirates; Annie Was Warned; Max for President; and Giddy Up, Cowgirl

The other exhibit is at the New Art Center in Newton. There will be an opening reception on March 23 from 5-8 PM. I will be exhibiting work from Baghead, Punk Farm and My Buddy, Slug. This is a group show and there will be work from about a dozen great artists from all over the country, including my pals Timothy Basil Ering and Grace Lin.

Hope to see you there!

THE GREAT BIG BOOK BASH!!!

If you live in or near Huntsville, Alabama - come out to say "hi" next Saturday at the "Great Big Book Bash"!

They have a load of cool events lined up. My favorite is the "Punk out Your Bag" contest. I hear they have quite a few entries already. I can't wait to see them!

"Thank You, Indiana!!!" ?

Gov. Mitch Daniels could quite possibly be the highest elected official to read Punk Farm.

This is from The Courier-Journal:

Seated in a rocking chair, Gov. Mitch Daniels helped Hilda Kendrick's kindergarten class at Utica Elementary School read a book called "Punk Farm" yesterday.

It's about an animal band, and every time Daniels asked a question about the story, one of the 25 or so kids had an immediate answer.

"You know this book pretty well," Daniels said at one point, and one of the students nodded and said, "We already took a quiz on it."

A few pages later the band members say, "Thank you, Indiana" to their audience. "I like that," Daniels said.

"It used to be 'Wisconsin,' " a couple of the youngsters replied.

They were right. A strip of paper with "Indiana" written on it had been temporarily taped over "Wisconsin," just for the governor's visit to the Clark County school.

Check out the full article!

The "Get This Book" Series

I first found an Oliver Jeffers book a few years back. I love all of his books, but I think that my favorite is Lost and Found. It's a story about a penguin who turns up at a boy's doorstep and their journey to the South Pole. Though, it runs much deeper than that on an emotional level. Lost and Found, like Jeffers' other titles are of another world. They are like modern-day folk tales and the pacing of the story juxtaposed to the pictures is pitch perfect.

If you're not familiar with Jeffers' work, hop on it. He's a bit of an international superstar. Make sure you stop by his website - www.oliverjeffers.com to check out all of his artwork, not just his stuff for picture books.





PS - A special thanks to the '7 Impossible Things' Blog for encouraging my occasional recommendations!

Baghead?

A friend in Providence sent this picture.

Could it be someone out there is creating guerrilla style Bagheads? If so - it wasn't me.

Ms. Pac-Man

I saw this on Alvina's blog and it's too good-

random paintings from over the years

See a small sampling of some non-book art at my FLICKR page. I found these when I cleaned out my studio.

car w/ Punk Farm stickers

Random!!!